Towns of the area

Castel Focognano

The
Municipal territory ofCastel Focognano extends over an area of
56,61 square kilometres, in the Valdarno Casentinese on a spur of the
Pratomagno. A feudal centre and then Podesta office from the beginning
of the XV century, remained thus until Pietro Leopoldo ordered the
transfer of the Podesta to Rassina which since then has assumed the dignity
of capital and obtained the position of municipality. It became a community
in 1776 reaching is present aspect in 1809 with the creation of the
“mairies” when the hamlets of Talla, Bagno, Bicciano, Pieve,
Campovecchio, Pontenano, Capraia were detached to form the new community
of Talla.

The first historical mention of Castel Focognano, comes from a
document signed by Bishop Tedaldo of Arezzoin 1028, when half of a wood in that very location was assigned
to the Abbey of Santa Flora and Lucilla. Later the Ubertini exercised
their feudal rights when, threatened by the Bishop of Arezzo Guido Tarlati,
they asked help in vain from the Fiorentina Republic. Fallen
into the hands of the Tarlati in 1322 the castle remained in the possession
of Arezzo
until 1353, when based on a treaty between the Fiorentina Republic
and the Duke of Milano allied to Arezzo, it returned to its antique feudal
Lords. At the end of the XIV century it passed directly under the jurisdiction
of the Fiorentina Republic, becoming the Seat of a Podesta.